The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-17
MEMPHIS DAILY APPEAL SUNDAY. JULY II. 1887:

potassium, which ranks second only
to chloroform. Wine of ipecacuanha,
sulphate Of quinine, bicarbonate Of
soda, carbonate OF ammonia, liquor
ammonia acetatis, potassil bicarbon-
ats aud spiritus etheris nitrosi are
the other members of the group Of
twelve drugs most frequently or
dered. Several Of these minister to
the disorders OF the respiratory
tract, and the time OF year may have
some influence on their use. This
kind Of information can not, how
ever, be regarded as representative.
Thus, il the statistics Of some hos
pitfalls and dispensaries were taken,
bicarbonate OF soda, rhubarb and
gentian would, il is thought, exceed
the other drugs in respect OF fire.
quency OF prescription; further, spirit
OF chloroform and syrup Of orange
peel are mainly used as adjuucts.
A writer in the American Medical
Journal urges, in case Of premises or
apartments where there is diptheria,
that the most convenient method OF
fumigation is to drop a small pinch
Of sulphur upon a hot stove, If there
is one in the room; il there be no
stove in tho room, few Goals on
shovel or other convenient utensil
may be carried into the room and
the sulphur dropped on the GOALS
a little experience soon enabling any
one to determine how much sulphur
to burn in each room. Ii is not
necessary he remarks. to gil the
room SO full of these sulphur fumes
MS to cause suiIocation, and il in any
case little too much sulphur is
used, causing offensive fumes, the
doors and windows can be opened for
a minute or two. Other disiuiect-
ants may, Of course, DO employed,
but these sulphur fumes are found
to permeate every crevice in the
house-the fact being that il is the
most practical and efiectual method
of disiniection against the spread OF
the disease that can be adopted; is
useful, indeed, in the house infected
and in all neighboring houses.
OF late, cases of indigestion have
been treated with carbolic acid, its
employment being found very salts
factory in that form OF dyspepsia
known as Preventative, accompanied
by constant sour risipgs and eructa-
tions OF gas, with pain after meals
and discomfort even after drinking
milk or cocoa. 1t has proven useful
in the form OF glycerine OF carbolic
acid, that is, one part OF crystaliIed
carbolic acid 10 tour parts OF glycer-
inc, the dose being from five to ten
minims in mint water, or other con-
venient vehicle. In case OF much
pain Of the stomach after food, il has
been found useful to add five or six
minims Of the liquor opii scdativus
to each dose, and when there is want
Of tone in the seat Of indigestion and
bad appetite, Ave to ten minims Of
the tiucture Of nuI vomica have
proved servioeable. IL is an inter
esting subject Of inquiry, whether
the earbolic acid, 10 this application,
acts by arrostipg Preventative
changes in the stomach, or by its
we'll known anesthetic influence on
mucous membranes
Ii has been laid down BY NJ
Chevreul that the human eye canno,
be long employed in the perception
Of q given color without tending "
become insensible aud to arouse ar
impression similar TO that ordinarily
produced By the perception Of whit,
light. DR.. Belard has also noticed
that when the eye is directed for
time upon a colored field, the othe
/ eye being closed, il the eye which wa
open is in turn closed and the othe
) opened q specter Of the compile
mentary color will be perceived thu,
IL the right eye has observed re-
/ disk, the left being shut, a reverss
d Of this state Of things would resul
y in the perception Of a green disk b
8 the freshly opened left eye. In yir
tue OF the same property OF the eye
e when two tints are placed bes:d
c each other, the nearest edge OF tn
one will appear A. though deprive
I OF all the oolored rays which IL ma
! have in common with the other. A
= analogous effect is produced wit
n grays non colored. that is 10 sal
r formed simply oil white and black.